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Witkoff: 'Almost all' Iranian enrichment destroyed — Iran has 460kg at 60% — Kushner visit next week

·Washington DC, USA

Witkoff CNBC: 'We destroyed almost all of their enrichment capability' — acknowledges Iran's programme wasn't fully obliterated. Iran has 460kg uranium enriched to 60% — weapon-grade threshold. Iran uninterested in talks since Feb 28. Trump 'would be open to it.' Russia denied sharing targeting intel — 'Let's hope they're not.' Witkoff/Kushner visit Israel next week.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff gave a major CNBC interview on Day 11, delivering the most significant public US assessment of the war's objectives and progress. Key revelations: Witkoff said the US has 'destroyed almost all of their enrichment capability and conversion capability' — an apparent acknowledgement that Iran's nuclear programme had not been 'completely obliterated' as previously claimed, and that residual capability remains. He confirmed Iran has 460 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% — a level 'not needed unless you're pursuing a weapon.' 'They could easily have taken the 60% enriched material and made a dirty bomb out of it,' Witkoff said. On diplomacy: Iran has 'not shown interest in returning to negotiations since the US and Israel launched the war on February 28.' Witkoff said Trump 'would be open to it, but right now, peace through strength matters.' On Russia: Witkoff said he asked Russia not to share targeting data with Iran; Moscow denied doing so. 'Let's hope they're not sharing… We can take them at their word.' On Israel's war goals: 'Israel is a one bomb country. One bomb takes them out.' Witkoff insisted US and Israeli end goals are aligned despite Israel's more explicit regime change rhetoric. The Witkoff/Kushner Israel visit, initially planned this week, will likely happen next week — Witkoff denied it was postponed due to anger over Israel targeting Iranian oil sites.

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United StatesSUPPORTINGSTATEMENT

We have destroyed almost all of Iran enrichment and conversion capability. 460kg at 60% remains. Envoys Witkoff and Kushner will visit Israel next week.

IranOPPOSINGSTATEMENT

Iran categorically rejects US claims about destruction of its enrichment program. Nuclear capabilities remain intact. All negotiation must begin with full cessation of US-Zionist aggression.

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